With the flick of a pen, Saquon Barkley became one of the NFL’s top-paid running backs before ever taking an NFL snap. That's the result of being the No. 2 overall pick out of Penn State.
The New York Giants signed Barkley on Sunday to a four-year, $31.2 million rookie contract, according to a source. First-round rookie contracts are guaranteed. The deal also immediately pays out $15 million, a significant chunk negotiated by his Roc Nation agent Kim Miale. It’s believed that the immediate payout is the largest in at least five years, since the rookie wage scale was changed in 2013.